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Lightning Canyon Ranch Conserved Forever
Thanks to the generosity of Bob and Cassie Hixon, together with funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program, the 2,098-acre Lightning Canyon Ranch was permanently conserved early this summer with Pacific Forest Trust.
Meet Our Summer Intern Court Ballinger
Court Ballinger spent his 2021 summer as a PFT intern working in the Klamath Siskiyou Mountains, helping to prepare for the stewardship of the 1,120-acre Mount Ashland Forest.
Conserving Mount Ashland, Managing for Climate Resistance
PFT is in the midst of an exciting, ambitious effort to acquire, protect, and restore a stunningly diverse forest on the slopes of Mount Ashland, building on decades of conservation work along the Siskiyou Crest.
Meet Board Member Jack Stephenson
Jack Stephenson joined the Board of Pacific Forest Trust in 2019. A passionate conservationist with a career in tech and with McKinsey & Company, Jack is now dedicating his life to the challenge of climate change.
President’s Letter: Fall 2021 ForestLife
A message from PFT President, Laurie Wayburn.
ForestLife Fall 2021
Conserving Lightning Canyon Ranch, forming a diverse fire coalition, saving our wildlife heritage, a demonstration forest on Mount Ashland, and more!
ForestLife Spring 2020
Six generations of stewardship at Phillips Family Tree Farm; Oregon makes history; an alliance for forests and water; the benefits of carbon offsets; Yosemite rises from the ashes; safeguarding our water; and more!
Safeguarding California’s water supply, the natural way
California is in a drought, again. Restoring our watershed infrastructure to improve water security is cost-effective and has many co-benefits. Learn how we can do it inside.
Rising from the ashes: restoration at Yosemite
PFT’s holdings on the border of Yosemite National Park, burned by the Ferguson fire, will soon be teeming with new growth! Read about our work to restore this landscape inside.
Forest carbon offsets: making a difference now and in the long run
Forest carbon offsets, pioneered as a compliance tool under AB 32 and perhaps the best-known forest emissions reductions tool, are an important part of the forest climate solutions portfolio. Learn more inside.









